Pipestone

Pipestone is a city in southwestern Minnesota. It is the seat of Pipestone County and has a population of 4554. Pipestone is home to the famous Indian quarry at Pipestone National Monument. Many North American Indian tribes - including Ojibwa, Dakota, Oto, Pawnee, Sac Fox, and Lakota - came to quarry the sacred redstone known as pipestone or catlinite. The soft red pipestone is found under layers of the very hard Sioux quartzite. The pipestone became a valued trade item and was responsible for Pipestone becoming a Crossroads of the Indian World. The Song of Hiawatha Pageant has played at the pipestone quarry lake for nearly 60 years. == Get in == === By car === Pipestone is in southwestern Minnesota, at the meeting of Minnesota Highways 23 and 30 and US Route 75. It is 23 miles north of Interstate Highway 90. === By plane === Sioux Falls Regional Airport (Joe Foss Field) is about 50 miles southeast, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Flights from Minneapolis, Chicago, Denver, Cincinnati, Salt Lake City, Atlanta and Las Vegas. == Get around == Ludolph Bus Service, ☏ +1 507 825-2303. == See == Pipestone National Monument - Visitors Center, Pipestone Quarries, Trails, Tallgrass Prairie, Winnewissa Falls Blue Mounds State Park 1 Split Rock Creek State Park. == Do == Walking Tour - Walk the streets of Pipestone and view the unique buildings, building materials, and hues. A self-guided tour can take as little as 30 minutes or can last hours. The variety of architectural styles and details is impressive for such a small city. Fort Pipestone, 104-9th Street NE. Indian Crafts, Pipestone Souvenirs, Collectables, Jewelry, and more. Keepers of the Sacred Tradition, N. Hiawatha Ave. American Indian Art, Pipestone Unique Gifts Pipestone Indian Shrine Association, 36 Reservation Ave. Authentic Handmade American Indian Pipestone Pipes. Pipestone Performing Arts Center, 104 Main Street East, ☏ +1 507 825-2020. Royal River Casino, 607 S Veterans St, Flandreau SD, toll-free: +1-877-912-LUCK (5825). (updated Dec 2020) Pipestone County Museum, 113 S. Hiawatha Ave.. Pipestone Golf & Country Club, 1105-8th Street SE, ☏ +1 507 825-2592. == Buy == A&S Drugs, 101 Main Street West, +1 507 825-3100. (Prescriptions, Sundries, Gifts, Photo Developing) Geyerman's Clothing Co, 201 Main St W, 825-4655. (Women's Clothing) Liberty Pawn, Coins & Antiques, 224 Main St W, 825-4404. So-Jo's Sportswear & Embroidery, 107 W Main St, 825-2906. (Personalized Caps, Jackets, & More) The Clothier By Dawn, 110 Main St E, 825-2916. (Women's Clothing) == Eat == Dar's Pizza, 607-8th Ave SW, +1 507-825-4261. Dari King, Hwy 30 W & 5th Ave SW. Dairy Queen, Hwy 23 & 75. Pizza Ranch, West Main St. == Drink == American Legion Hall, 117 Hiawatha Ave S, +1 507-825-3211. == Sleep == === Hotels and Motels === Arrow Motel, 600 8th Ave NE, ☏ +1 507-825-3331, toll-free: +1-800-815-3331. (updated Aug 2015) === Camping and RVs === Pipestone RV Campground, ☏ +1 507-825-2455. == Go next ==